{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3b497baf-71cb-4c27-ae5a-f1e801822221/6a3515716f90df4cb7fa83c6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Andy Burnham wins Makerfield: what happens now?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f5d0f4892fde41624d4ac/1781863766879-da9ce610-41ff-495d-83a6-4b09617a4f7c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield makes him Labour leader and prime minister in waiting. How will the next days and weeks play out?</p><p>Keir Starmer has said he will stand in a leadership contest if one is triggered. So does that mean a bloody contest rather than a coronation?</p><p>In a special episode recorded live on Times Radio with Ed Vaizey, we go through the possible scenarios.</p><p>And if Andy Burnham does become prime minister, what will he do with power? Who will be in his cabinet? We're told that Shabana Mahmood has turned down the offer of chancellor and will stay as home secretary. Is Ed Miliband still a likely candidate for chancellor? And what to do about Wes Streeting?</p><p>We also look at the Conservative win in Aberdeen South. Is this a green shoot for the Conservative Party?</p><p>And will the Makerfield result prompt some soul searching in Reform UK?</p><p><br></p><p>Ed Vaizey, presenter, Times Radio</p><p>Steven Swinford, political editor, The Times</p><p>Lara Spirit, deputy political editor, The Sunday Times</p><p><br></p><p>Producers: Harry Kitson, Erin Carney</p><p>Executive producer: Molly Guinness</p><p><br></p><p>Picture: Getty Images</p><p><br></p><p><strong>00:00</strong> - Intro: \"They’re Going to Have to Drag Him Out\"</p><p><strong>00:20</strong> - Welcome to The State of It: The Makerfield Shockwave</p><p><strong>00:56</strong> - An Extraordinary Result: How Andy Burnham Defied Political Gravity</p><p><strong>03:00</strong> - \"Vote Burnham, Get Starmer Out\" Campaign Strategy</p><p><strong>04:05</strong> - Keir Starmer Strikes Back: Leadership Contest or Coronation?</p><p><strong>06:37</strong> - Starmer's Response: \"I'm Not Going to Walk Away\"</p><p><strong>07:14</strong> - Inside Starmer's Bunker: Refusing an Orderly Transition</p><p><strong>09:16</strong> - The Secret List: 80+ MPs Backing Andy Burnham</p><p><strong>11:06</strong> - Nigel Farage's Disappointment: Reform UK Share Drops</p><p><strong>12:00</strong> - Kemi Badenoch's Tories Resurge in Scotland</p><p><strong>13:04</strong> - Did Reform UK Choose the Wrong Candidate?</p><p><strong>14:04</strong> - The Identity Schism Deepening Inside Reform UK</p><p><strong>16:00</strong> - What Does an Andy Burnham Premiership Actually Stand For?</p><p><strong>17:48</strong> - Tax Overhauls: Radical Land Tax vs. Council Tax</p><p><strong>18:38</strong> - The NATO Summit and the Defense Investment Plan Dilemma</p><p><strong>21:00</strong> - Tough Decisions on Welfare Cuts and Benefits</p><p><strong>23:16</strong> - The Power Brokers: Louise Haig &amp; Anneliese Midgley</p><p><strong>24:40</strong> - Cabinet Secrets: Ed Miliband vs. Shabana Mahmood</p><p><strong>27:12</strong> - Shabana Mahmood’s Hardline Immigration Reforms</p><p><strong>28:22</strong> - Wes Streeting's Defiance: Forcing a Platform Battle?</p><p><strong>32:38</strong> - What Happens to the Hardcore Starmer Loyalists?</p>","author_name":"The Times"}